# Team 5901: BattleCats

Detroit, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2016. District FIM.

## Who backs them

- School: Voyageur College Prep Academy
- Sponsors: General Motor Company, DTE Energy, RECD, State Of Michigan, Ford Motor Company, Larry Antonelli Agency, Meemin Insurence, Bridgewater Interiors, AR Entertainment
- Website: https://recddhdc.wixsite.com/recd

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **20.08**, rank 2638 of 3708 (28.9th percentile)
- Record: 7-17-0 over 24 matches (29% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 2.8, teleop 16.6, endgame 0.6
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 17%, RP2 5%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIM District Woodhaven Event | 2026mibro | 2 | 36 | 3-9-0 | 15 |  | 25.7 | 7 |  |
| FIM District Troy Event #2 presented by DTE Foundation | 2026mitr2 | 5 | 30 | 4-8-0 | 19 |  | 20.1 | 9 |  |

## Name history

Every name FIRST recorded for this team, newest first. A span states the first and last season the name was on the team.

- 2026 – now: BattleCats
- 2023 – 2025: Electric Eels
- 2018 – 2022: Cougar Pack
- 2016 – 2017: Cougars

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 9, over 6 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Imagery | 2 | 2025, 2019 |
| Finalist | 2 | 2024, 2019 |
| Winner | 1 | 2023 |
| Quality | 1 | 2022 |
| Team Spirit | 1 | 2019 |
| Rookie All Star | 1 | 2016 |
| Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2016 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Judges', Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIM District Troy Event #2 presented by DTE Foundation |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | FIM District Woodhaven Event |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | FIM District Renaissance Event presented by DTE Foundation | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | FIM District Wayne State Event presented by Magna | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2024 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Hemlock Semiconductor Division |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIM District Renaissance Event presented by DTE Energy Foundation | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2024 | FIM District Wayne State Event presented by Magna | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship presented by DTE Foundation | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2023 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship presented by DTE Foundation - APTIV Division | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2023 | FIM District Macomb Community College Event presented by DTE | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four |
| 2023 | FIM District Detroit Event presented by DTE | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2022 | FIM District Woodhaven Event presented by Ford | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | FIM District Detroit Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | FIM District Detroit Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | FIM District Gibraltar Event | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2018 | FIM District Belleville Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | FIM District Southfield Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | FIM District - Woodhaven Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Top four |
| 2017 | FIM District - Southfield Event | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | FIM District - Ann Arbor Skyline Event | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2016 | FIM District - Southfield Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 20.1 | 2638 / 3708 | 28.9 | 7-17-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 37.6 | 1286 / 3687 | 65.1 | 16-15-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 16.1 | 1558 / 3475 | 55.2 | 19-23-2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 45.3 | 518 / 3284 | 84.3 | 41-25-0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 13.0 | 1689 / 3053 | 44.7 | 12-15-1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 17.9 | 1465 / 3763 | 61.1 | 19-25-1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 88.7 | 1412 / 3617 | 61.0 | 14-14-0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 70.4 | 1900 / 3331 | 43.0 | 18-13-1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 26.7 | 1380 / 3114 | 55.7 | 13-17-1 | 2 |

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